business ability; business acumen
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
chalk (mineral); white wall
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
appearance; figure; shape; form
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
internal maneuvering; secret maneuvering (within an organization); reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
older sister and younger brother
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to send or direct a person to
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to dance; to perform dance steps
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille